How heavy should girls lift?

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  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    DopeItUp wrote: »
    This thread turned out pleasantly funny. Especially the part where some women thought they could lift weights. Especially the ancient legend of Sara the Juiced Powerlifter. Thank you all.

    :laugh:

    ( :flowerforyou: for Sara :tongue: )
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    DopeItUp wrote: »
    This thread turned out pleasantly funny. Especially the part where some women thought they could lift weights. Especially the ancient legend of Sara the Juiced Powerlifter. Thank you all.

    You calling me old again? :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    Troutsy wrote: »
    I believe a woman should lift has heavy as she can while maintaining proper form.

    It all breaks down to what the person's goals are.

    yes, bad form in the kitchen and laundry room is a bad thing....I agree...

    what about sammich making?

    I know that's one of my top duties in life.
    Sammich making and beer opening.
  • stevencloser
    stevencloser Posts: 8,911 Member
    I bet you can even open all the tight jars.
  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
    With her quads.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    TR0berts wrote: »
    With her quads.

    wait- there are other ways to open jars?
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    which came first, the legend or the juice? lol.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    ladies just remember not to hurt your back when removing food from the oven....
  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
    By "back," he means:

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  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    lololollol
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    I'm a jus' gonna leave this here

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  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    I'm a jus' gonna leave this here

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    that is why you all are just supposed to cook and clean the kitchen….
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    edited March 2015
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    I'm a jus' gonna leave this here

    Planking-on-stove.gif

    that is why you all are just supposed to cook and clean the kitchen….

    Would you still say that if I told you that I recently set a small (really small) fire to my stove this weekend >.>
  • punchgut
    punchgut Posts: 210 Member
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  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    randomtai wrote: »
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    this thread has the most confusing posting of lifting stats that I have seen in a long time....

    So much truth. :laugh:

    Right, it made my parts shrink!
  • jennifershoo
    jennifershoo Posts: 3,198 Member
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    this thread has the most confusing posting of lifting stats that I have seen in a long time....

    Let's end this confusion with a gif

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  • jennifershoo
    jennifershoo Posts: 3,198 Member
    edited March 2015
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    I'm a jus' gonna leave this here

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  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    this thread has the most confusing posting of lifting stats that I have seen in a long time....

    Let's end this confusion with a gif

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    I can't stop watching it - it's weird and funny all at the same time.
  • Kate814
    Kate814 Posts: 145
    It takes about four months to put on a pound of muscle. If your gaining weight faster than this, its likely not muscle. (either fat or water weight). I'm a personal trainer who specializes in weight training for women. I lift heavy and so do my clients, none of them get "bulky" or "manly". Heavy lifting can help enhance women's curves and give the look many women try to achieve.
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    Kate814 wrote: »
    It takes about four months to put on a pound of muscle. If your gaining weight faster than this, its likely not muscle. (either fat or water weight). I'm a personal trainer who specializes in weight training for women. I lift heavy and so do my clients, none of them get "bulky" or "manly". Heavy lifting can help enhance women's curves and give the look many women try to achieve.

    no.
  • DopeItUp
    DopeItUp Posts: 18,771 Member
    Kate814 wrote: »
    It takes about four months to put on a pound of muscle. If your gaining weight faster than this, its likely not muscle. (either fat or water weight). I'm a personal trainer who specializes in weight training for women. I lift heavy and so do my clients, none of them get "bulky" or "manly". Heavy lifting can help enhance women's curves and give the look many women try to achieve.

    Time to go back to Personal Trainer school.
  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
    edited March 2015
    Kate814 wrote: »
    It takes about four months to put on a pound of muscle. If your gaining weight faster than this, its likely not muscle. (either fat or water weight). I'm a personal trainer who specializes in weight training for women. I lift heavy and so do my clients, none of them get "bulky" or "manly". Heavy lifting can help enhance women's curves and give the look many women try to achieve.



    I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt that you meant four "weeks," instead of "months." At least, for many women. I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt due to the last two sentences of your post.
  • franola12
    franola12 Posts: 45 Member
    I've heard that when your form goes bad, you're lifting too much.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    Kate814 wrote: »
    It takes about four months to put on a pound of muscle. If your gaining weight faster than this, its likely not muscle. (either fat or water weight). I'm a personal trainer who specializes in weight training for women. I lift heavy and so do my clients, none of them get "bulky" or "manly". Heavy lifting can help enhance women's curves and give the look many women try to achieve.

    Please tell me you are really not a pt....pretty please...
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    Kate814 wrote: »
    It takes about four months to put on a pound of muscle. If your gaining weight faster than this, its likely not muscle. (either fat or water weight). I'm a personal trainer who specializes in weight training for women. I lift heavy and so do my clients, none of them get "bulky" or "manly". Heavy lifting can help enhance women's curves and give the look many women try to achieve.

    Hold on now. So I bulked for 4.5 months, gained over 10lbs and only ONE pound of that was muscle and maybe some water? Hmm.. not sure about that. I know muscle gains in women are usually lower than mens but c'mon that seems way too slow.. Maybe you meant 4 weeks?
  • ThatLadyFromMN
    ThatLadyFromMN Posts: 301 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    I LOVE lifting as heavy as I can, I started at the gym June 2014 and went from 1 -45lb weight on each side to 6 -45lb on each side... needless to say I love lifting next to guys because I smoke them all. :) Hehe.
    Though I've hit a bit of a weight loss plateau these past 6 months, I'm trying to figure out ways of incorporating more cardio into my life and maybe changing things up... definitely need to work on the diet part of my weight loss. Ugh. But I don't think I could ever give up lifting, addicted... thoroughly addicted. :)
    Do what you want, do what makes you feel good and the rest will fall into place. It feels good to be strong, I'll take that any day.

    What?

    Guess I forgot to add that it's the hipsled. :smiley:

  • ThatLadyFromMN
    ThatLadyFromMN Posts: 301 Member
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    I LOVE lifting as heavy as I can, I started at the gym June 2014 and went from 1 -45lb weight on each side to 6 -45lb on each side... needless to say I love lifting next to guys because I smoke them all. :) Hehe.
    Though I've hit a bit of a weight loss plateau these past 6 months, I'm trying to figure out ways of incorporating more cardio into my life and maybe changing things up... definitely need to work on the diet part of my weight loss. Ugh. But I don't think I could ever give up lifting, addicted... thoroughly addicted. :)
    Do what you want, do what makes you feel good and the rest will fall into place. It feels good to be strong, I'll take that any day.

    Do you mean you went from 1 rep with 45lbs each side to 6 reps at 45lbs each side?



    No, I went from (hipsled, forgot to add that very crucial detail) 45lbs on each side to 6 - 45lb weights on each side. Starting I did 3 sets of 8-10 reps and now I do 4-6 sets of 8-10 reps, I also then do my calf raises with that. Sorry.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    franola12 wrote: »
    I've heard that when your form goes bad, you're lifting too much.

    generally speaking yes... but you know- sometimes you gotta put a little english on it and get it done.
    - #notforbeginners-
  • Canwehugnow
    Canwehugnow Posts: 218 Member
    I don't feel there is a limit.
  • ThatLadyFromMN
    ThatLadyFromMN Posts: 301 Member
    TR0berts wrote: »
    I LOVE lifting as heavy as I can, I started at the gym June 2014 and went from 1 -45lb weight on each side to 6 -45lb on each side... needless to say I love lifting next to guys because I smoke them all. :) Hehe.
    Though I've hit a bit of a weight loss plateau these past 6 months, I'm trying to figure out ways of incorporating more cardio into my life and maybe changing things up... definitely need to work on the diet part of my weight loss. Ugh. But I don't think I could ever give up lifting, addicted... thoroughly addicted. :)
    Do what you want, do what makes you feel good and the rest will fall into place. It feels good to be strong, I'll take that any day.


    In 8-9 months? My guess would be leg press - but even that would be 665 lb total (assuming a 125 lb sled). I'm not believing this one either. In fact, I'm less inclined to believe this than the other.

    What? Why? I've worked very hard to get to this point, I do legs twice a week. I mean, I'm not beast, the guy next to me was doing more than double what I was doing... though he was barely bringing the weight down. I guess I understand your not believing, I had some guy and his girl stop in front of me and he said "I know you're not lifting that much, you're just looking at it." and then I did it and the look on his face was priceless. I don't look like someone that can lift because I still have a lot of weight to lose, but my father believed in child labor so I've always been pretty strong. Haha.